CA2215869A1 - Currency handling apparatus - Google Patents

Currency handling apparatus

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Publication number
CA2215869A1
CA2215869A1 CA2215869A CA2215869A CA2215869A1 CA 2215869 A1 CA2215869 A1 CA 2215869A1 CA 2215869 A CA2215869 A CA 2215869A CA 2215869 A CA2215869 A CA 2215869A CA 2215869 A1 CA2215869 A1 CA 2215869A1
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Prior art keywords
bills
stack
discriminating unit
currency
discriminating
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CA2215869A
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
CA2215869C (en
Inventor
Bradford T. Graves
Richard A. Mazur
Douglas U. Mennie
William J. Jones
Donald E. Raterman
Lars R. Stromme
Aaron M. Bauch
Frank M. Csulits
John E. Jones
Heinz W. Schreiter
Mark C. Munro
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Cummins Allison Corp
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Individual
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Priority claimed from US08/207,592 external-priority patent/US5467406A/en
Priority claimed from US08/226,660 external-priority patent/US6539104B1/en
Priority claimed from US08/243,807 external-priority patent/US5633949A/en
Priority claimed from US08/287,882 external-priority patent/US5652802A/en
Priority claimed from US08/317,349 external-priority patent/US5640463A/en
Priority claimed from US08/340,031 external-priority patent/US5815592A/en
Priority claimed from US08/362,848 external-priority patent/US5870487A/en
Priority claimed from US08/394,752 external-priority patent/US5724438A/en
Priority claimed from US08/399,854 external-priority patent/US5875259A/en
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority claimed from CA002184807A external-priority patent/CA2184807C/en
Publication of CA2215869A1 publication Critical patent/CA2215869A1/en
Publication of CA2215869C publication Critical patent/CA2215869C/en
Application granted granted Critical
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Abstract

A currency counting and discrimination device for receiving a stack of currency bills, rapidly counting and discriminating the bills in the stack, and then re-stacking the bills. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of currency bills to be discriminated, a denomination-discriminating unit for discriminating the denomination of the currency bills, an output receptacle for receiving the currency bills after being discriminated by the discriminating unit, and a transport mechanism for transporting the currency bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle past the discriminating unit and to the output receptacle. The transport mechanism comprises means for stripping the lowermost bill from a stack of bills in the input receptacle, first and second driven transport rolls on opposite sides of the discriminating unit for transporting each bill past the discriminating unit, and to the output receptacle along a transport path. In a preferred embodiment, a stripping wheel is rotatably mounted about an axis, the stripping wheel having a high-friction surface or a raised surface along only a portion of its circumference such that during rotation of the stripping wheel that portion intermittently engages the lowermost bill of the stack of bills. Means are provided for ensuring that when the stripping wheel is stopped, that high-friction and/or raised surface portion of its circumference is not engaging the lowermost bill.
CA002215869A 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Currency handling apparatus Expired - Fee Related CA2215869C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (21)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/207,592 1994-03-08
US08/207,592 US5467406A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
US21909394A 1994-03-29 1994-03-29
US08/219,093 1994-03-29
US08/226,660 US6539104B1 (en) 1990-02-05 1994-04-12 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
US08/226,660 1994-04-12
US08/243,807 US5633949A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-05-16 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
US08/243,807 1994-05-16
US08/287,882 1994-08-09
US08/287,882 US5652802A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-08-09 Method and apparatus for document identification
US08/317,349 US5640463A (en) 1994-10-04 1994-10-04 Method and apparatus for authenticating documents including currency
US08/317,349 1994-10-04
US08/340,031 1994-11-14
US08/340,031 US5815592A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-11-14 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
US08/362,848 US5870487A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-12-22 Method and apparatus for discriminting and counting documents
US08/362,848 1994-12-22
US08/394,752 1995-02-27
US08/394,752 US5724438A (en) 1990-02-05 1995-02-27 Method of generating modified patterns and method and apparatus for using the same in a currency identification system
US08/399,854 1995-03-07
US08/399,854 US5875259A (en) 1990-02-05 1995-03-07 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
CA002184807A CA2184807C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination

Related Parent Applications (1)

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CA002184807A Division CA2184807C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination

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CA2215869A1 true CA2215869A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2215869C CA2215869C (en) 2000-06-06

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Family Applications (9)

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CA002234393A Expired - Lifetime CA2234393C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
CA002215864A Expired - Lifetime CA2215864C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method of generating modified patterns and method and apparatus for using the same in a currency identification system
CA002215887A Expired - Lifetime CA2215887C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Currency evaluation device and method
CA002215850A Expired - Lifetime CA2215850C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for document identification
CA002215886A Expired - Lifetime CA2215886C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
CA002215857A Expired - Lifetime CA2215857C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
CA002215869A Expired - Fee Related CA2215869C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Currency handling apparatus
CA002316138A Expired - Fee Related CA2316138C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
CA002215853A Expired - Lifetime CA2215853C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 A method and apparatus for authenticating documents including currency

Family Applications Before (6)

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CA002234393A Expired - Lifetime CA2234393C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
CA002215864A Expired - Lifetime CA2215864C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method of generating modified patterns and method and apparatus for using the same in a currency identification system
CA002215887A Expired - Lifetime CA2215887C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Currency evaluation device and method
CA002215850A Expired - Lifetime CA2215850C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for document identification
CA002215886A Expired - Lifetime CA2215886C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
CA002215857A Expired - Lifetime CA2215857C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents

Family Applications After (2)

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CA002316138A Expired - Fee Related CA2316138C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
CA002215853A Expired - Lifetime CA2215853C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 A method and apparatus for authenticating documents including currency

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Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20080025555A1 (en) * 2006-07-31 2008-01-31 Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited Method and apparatus for comparing document features using pattern recognition
CN104063946B (en) * 2013-03-18 2020-02-04 光荣株式会社 Paper money processing device and paper money processing method

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CA2215853A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2234393A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2234393C (en) 2001-11-20
CA2215886C (en) 2002-01-08
CA2215850A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2215886A1 (en) 1996-07-18
CA2316138A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2215853C (en) 2000-05-02
CA2215857A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2215869C (en) 2000-06-06
CA2316138C (en) 2001-11-06
CA2215857C (en) 2000-05-02
CA2215864A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2215887A1 (en) 1996-07-18
CA2215864C (en) 2000-02-15
CA2215887C (en) 2001-07-10
CA2215850C (en) 2000-02-15

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